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Interview with Jenna, Cris, Mel, Bonnie, Ashley, Aaron, Walter, Shawn, Mimi, Saul, Heather, Ricky, Sterling, Doug and George

JM: What clothes could you have brought in to wear in the jail (underwear, socks, etc.)?
Jenna: Red Khaki shirts, pants and t-shirts, you could buy extra socks and underwear.
Cris: Jumpsuits
Mel: red pants and shirts made of heavy work denim. everyone wore this.
Bonnie: Red jumpsuites.
Ashley: you all have to wear the same suit. Rough Cotton like a cheap scrub-suit . Underwear and bar plastic slipper shoes
Aaron: Nothing. You weren't able to bring any of your ownn clothes into the jail. None.
Walter: No outside clothing was allowed. They provided socks and boxers, pants and a shirt and flip flops. No sweatshirts were given, luckily it wasn't too chilly.
Shawn: All of the clothes you were wearing when arrested are taken and you are given a jumpsuit and underwear and socks
Mimi: We were not allowed to bring in anything from the outside other then prescription eye glasses.
Saul: No personal clothes were allowed in jail. They were all taken away to storage to be saved for your release.
Heather: Nothing. you turn everything in and it is put on your property and you dont see it again untill you are being released
Ricky: Absolutely no outside clothes were allowed when I was in RJc. We were allowed to purchase underwear and socks thru store even if indigent.
Sterling: Just my undies and socks with the pills. You can also bring pictures when you turn yourself in.
Doug: you could wear sweatshirts that had no hoods or anything printed on them they had to be plain with no drawstrings.
George: you were not allowed to wear any personal clothes that you brought into the jail.

JM: If you had a set uniform, what did it look like? Please be specific about each piece of clothing issued to you.
Jenna: Yes everyone wore the same thing, khaki pants with elastic. V-neck khaki shirts, that were short sleeved.
Cris: Orange
Bonnie: Red jumpsuites.
Ashley: Yes. Typical top/pants like cheap scrub suit
Aaron: During intake you are issued one pair of white socks. One pair of. White underwear and an extremely tight pair of red pants and red "shirt".
Walter: They were standard scrubs type shirts with a large v neck. Overly wide regardless of size. One shirt pocket. Elastic pants with no pockets. Socks and boxers and flip flops were normal. I think all the clothing was orange or yellow.
Shawn: If you were in for a misdemeanor you got a blue jumpsuit or if you were in for a felony you got a red one
Mimi: Yes, we all have to wear the same thing. You would get a red shirt and a red pair of pants, similar to scrubs. We would also get a pair of socks and sandals, a pair of high waisted underwear and a sports bra.
Saul: I was issued a red shirt and red paints (hopefully that fit), a pair of green underwear, a pair of orange socks, and a pair of tan rubber flip-flops.
Heather: im a woman, so i was issued a sports bra, one pair of white socks,long white socks, some brown rubbery jesus sandals, a round or v necked shirt that is 100%polyester and long red pants made of the same material. and you get one pair of granny panties.
Ricky: We were given a top and bottom - cotton type short sleeve v neck red top. Long pant elastic waist also red available in small, medium, large, xl, 2x, 3x
Sterling: An orange jumpsuit like in the netflix show with the lesbians. You can also wear a t-shirt in certain blocks but thats about all I remember.
Doug: You were issued two pairs of pants, two pairs of shirts, two pairs of underware, and two pairs of socks and they changes them once a week.
George: we were issued an orange top and pair of pants, that were i guess when they were originally purchased thick. They were similar to nursing scrubs.

JM: Were there any assigned clothes in high demand that an inmate should look for when getting clothing assigned?
Jenna: No. Always get a bigger size that your own, so when your out of your cell you can stay warm. Your not allowed to bring covers or sheets out of your cell.
Mel: no.
Bonnie: One inmate, a girl, had to sleep without a mattress because there were none available.
Ashley: I don't know
Aaron: No. Everyones the same. Other thann sizing. You of course want. To be comfortable. In these clothes your wearing everydy so you'd likee. It to. Be a. Little bigger than usual ffor comfort. Not notorious big but loose fitting.
Walter: Not really. If on laundry day you get a torn item or the wrong size they will let you swap out before they cart the clean clothes away.
Shawn: You only wore what they gave you to wear period
Mimi: No, everyone would get the same exact thing to wear.
Saul: Just make sure that you had enough underwear to last the week.
Heather: yes you want to look for newer underwear and newer socks also a v neck shirt is preferred over the round neck
Ricky: There were no assigned clothes in high demand in King County jail. There were however desirable state clothes issued in DOC.
Sterling: Not that I knew of. I didnt give a half a shit about the clothes in there.
Doug: no i dont think so everyone had they same amount.
George: some of the inmates bought form the commissary cheap tennis shoes.

JM: Was the clothing different between men and women?
Jenna: No. Everyone whore the same thing, except the women get bras.
Cris: NO
Mel: no.
Bonnie: No.
Ashley: I don't know
Aaron: No difference except a v neck shirt which almost always ended up. On a. Male. But disputing getting a new shirt would get you nowhere.
Walter: From what I saw in the court room it's the same outfit. Women probably got different underwear though.
Shawn: No they were the same
Mimi: No, the clothing was the same, but Im assuming tht the men didn't get bras.
Saul: No the clothing was the same
Heather: no it is exactly the same except for the underwear.
Ricky: I saw no difference in men's and women's clothing
Sterling: Didnt seem like it to me.
Doug: No i dont think they were.
George: i do not think so.

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